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With the increase in technology more and more people are acquiring or have access to technological devices. This has brought an increase and demand in internet use.

 It’s an obvious fact the internet rates in Kenya as per now are sky rocking. It’s very costly to purchase a very low bundle and keep in mind how this social media platform consume large amount of data.   

Various mobile providers including safaricom, airtel and orange offer a variations of data bundles offer of which up to now is way too expensive for the local mwananchi

Express Wi-Fi


Social media big giant Facebook is partnering with its local firm surf Kenya to roll out Kenya’s cheapest internet services. This a country wide roll out campaign to provide affordable high speed cheap internet to the marginalized .

The charges are rock bottom prices for internet bandwidth with plans that cost as low as Sh10 and Sh20 for 40 MB and 100 MB of data, respectively.  If we are to compare this plans to what are currently in the market they are surely having a run for their money. Have a look: Safaricom charges Sh50 for 65 MB while Airtel and Orange offers 50 MB and 400 MB for the same amount respectively. 

Weekly Facebook Wi-Fi package is priced at Sh50 for 300 MB and Sh100 for 500 MB while a monthly plan is priced at Sh200 (1.25 GB) and Sh500 for 3 GB. The Facebook product comes with speeds of up to 10Mbps, making it a potentially attractive offer for low-end market internet users.
Facebook has already switched on the service in 10 satellite towns around Nairobi and has announced plans to introduce the product in Mombasa and Kisumu in the coming weeks

In a statement Facebook’s regional head of partnerships for Express Wi-Fi in Africa Uche Ofodile said, “Kenya is Africa’s tech hub and it fits well into Facebook’s strategy. We are happy to see the commercial roll-out of the Express Wi-Fi service that offers consumers affordable access and gets internet to the many people that remain undeserved,”

In a statistics carried out by communication authority late July- September (2016) only 37.7 million have access to internet and Facebook is planning to increase this numbers.

This service is currently accessible in Nairobi’s satellite towns of Ongata Rongai, Limuru, Kiserian, Kitengela, Kiambu, Mlolongo, Ngong, Ruaka, Thika and Wangige where the firm has switched on more than 100 hotspots.

For one to use this service(according to what I have read will have to try it out ) To access the internet, one needs to activate the Wi-Fi(obviously) and select Express Wi-Fi by Facebook hotspot, where the prompt re-directs the user to the operator’s web address for a one-off registration.

The service comes with a 10-day offer where user’s access 100MBs daily package for free after which they are required to top up through recharge agents recruited in areas where it is available. A consumer needs to be within a range of about 250 meters to access the internet, which comes with speeds of up to 10 mbps.

 The service is currently concentrated in public places such as shopping centers, office blocks and bus terminus. The tech giant is rolling out the service in partnership with Internet Solution and Surf Kenya, which rides on the former’s infrastructure.


With this information run to your nearest hotspot and give me your feedback on the same. I will making a follow up on the same and see how it turns out. 

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